Polugaevsky, Lev
Lev Polugaevsky (1934-1995) was a Soviet grandmaster and world-class opening theoretician who remained among the elite from the early 1960s through the late 1980s. He is best known for developing the ultra-sharp Polugaevsky Variation of the Najdorf Sicilian, which he analyzed with tireless devotion for decades and detailed in his classic book "Grandmaster Preparation."
Total Games
1892
Wins
678
Draws
956
Losses
255
35.8% wins50.5% draws13.5% losses
Most Played Openings
E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation63E12 - Queen's Indian Defense61E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense40B96 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation39B85 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line36A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit36A17 - English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense36A07 - King's Indian Attack32E18 - Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense27A34 - English Opening: Symmetrical Variation27
Featured Games
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
Reggio Emilia9192
1992
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Tilburg
1985
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
Biel
1990
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
Tilburg
1983
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Short, Nigel D
Amber-rapid 2nd
1993
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Timman, Jan H vs Polugaevsky, Lev
Tilburg
1983
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Feuerstein, Arthur William vs Polugaevsky, Lev
WchT U26
1957
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Amber-blind 2nd
1993
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Polugaevsky, Lev vs Andersen, Borge
WchT U26
1957
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Franzoni, Giancarlo vs Polugaevsky, Lev
WchT
1985
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1/2-1/2Buesum 1969 E62
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ostojic, Predrag
1-0Belgrade 1969 B36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1-0URS-ch37 1969 E05
Taimanov, Mark E vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch37 1969 E56
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Buesum 1969 D34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1-0URS-ch36 playoff-1pl 1969 D34
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Buesum 1969 A07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0Belgrade 1969 B36
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch36 playoff-1pl 1969 D13
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Buesum 1969 A36
Kestler, Hans Guenther vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Buesum 1969 A21
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gerusel, Mathias
1/2-1/2Buesum 1969 A09
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tringov, Georgi P
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1969 E97
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kholmov, Ratmir D
1/2-1/2URS-ch37 1969 A29
Szily, Jozsef vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Buesum 1969 E79
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
0-1URS-ch36 playoff-1pl 1969 C66
Suttles, Duncan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1969 A00
Platonov, Igor V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch37 1969 B61
Savon, Vladimir A vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch37 1969 D40
Gipslis, Aivars vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch37 1969 B53
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Ludwigsburg 1969 E01
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch37 1969 A14
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Ludwigsburg 1969 B15
Kurajica, Bojan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1969 B50
Parma, Bruno vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2JUG-URS 1969 B83
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Lengyel, Levente
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1969 D40
Zaitsev, Alexander N vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch36 playoff-1pl 1969 D32
Hecht, Hans Joachim vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Buesum 1969 B52
Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2URS-ch37 1969 E11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Gufeld, Eduard
1-0URS-ch37 1969 E73
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Szabo, Laszlo
1-0Buesum 1969 A46
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2JUG-URS 1969 D30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Zaitsev, Alexander N
1-0URS-ch36 playoff-1pl 1969 E08
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1/2-1/2URS-ch37 1969 E94
Matulovic, Milan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1969 B22
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Sahovic, Dragutin
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1969 D42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Averkin, Orest N
1-0URS-ch37 1969 B33
Shamkovich, Leonid vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-chT 1968 A16
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Stein, Leonid
0-1URS-chT 1968 B60
Bukic, Enver vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Skopje/Ohrid 1968 E15
Lantsias, Andreas vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Lugano ol (Men) 1968 B44
Cherepkov, Alexander V vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-ch36 1968 E62
Rodriguez, Ruben vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E53
Parma, Bruno vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Skopje/Ohrid 1968 B42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Wade, Robert Graham
1-0Skopje/Ohrid 1968 A29
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Durao, Joaquim
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A10
Hermlin, Aarne vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1URS-chT 1968 B88
Ghitescu, Theodor vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Lugano ol (Men) 1968 E11
Ilievski, Dimitar vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2Skopje/Ohrid 1968 A15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Rossetto, Hector
1-0Lugano ol (Men) 1968 A23